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Methodism came to this country from England in 1784. The following year Matthew Greentree and Adam Cloud were appointed as circuit riders to this part of New Jersey. They began to hold regular meetings in a Hightstown Tavern owned by Adam Shaw, which was near the site of the Old Hights Hotel. In 1786, John McClosky and Ezekiel Cooper were appointed to the circuit and continued to teach at the...